Risking Proclamation, Respecting Difference (Paperback)

Chris Boesel

ISBN 10: 0227173147 / ISBN 13: 9780227173145

Published by James Clarke & Co Ltd, Cambridge, 2010

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Paperback. This important book poses the question of whether Christian proclamation can be made ethically safe for the Jewish neighbour. Boesel assesses two major approaches to a Christian theology of Judaism - those exemplified by Rosemary Radford Ruether and Karl Barth. This book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of systematics, ethics, and homiletics at the intersection of Jewish-Christian relations. Poses the question of whether Christian proclamation can be made ethically safe for the Jewish neighbour. This book assesses two major approaches to a Christian theology of Judaism - those exemplified by Rosemary Radford Ruether and Karl Barth. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Risking Proclamation, Respecting Difference (Paperback)
• Publisher: James Clarke & Co Ltd, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0227173147
• ISBN 13: 9780227173145
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

This important book poses the question of whether Christian proclamation can be made ethically safe for the Jewish neighbor. Boesel assesses two major approaches to a Christian theology of Judaism - those exemplified by Rosemary Radford Ruether and Karl Barth. This book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of systematics, ethics, and homiletics at the intersection of Jewish-Christian relations.

Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments Part I: An Introduction: The Problem and its Context 1. Is the Good News of Jesus Christ Bad News for the Jewish Neighbor? 2. Kierkegaard and Hegel on Abraham: The Openness and Complexity of the Modern Context Part II: The Problem: A Theological Exemplar 3. The Problem, Part I: The "Perfect Storm" of Christological Interpretive Imperialism 4. The Problem, Part II: The Good News of the Gospel and the Bad News for the Children of Abraham Part III: The Remedy: A Theological Exemplar 5. The Remedy, Part I: Dispersing the "Perfect Storm" 6. The Remedy, Part II: The Debt to Modernity - Interpretive Imperialism in a Higher Key 7. The Remedy, Part III: Abraham Must Die Part IV: The Remedy as Problem, the Problem as Remedy 8. Postmodern Discernment and the Limits of the Ethical: The Way of Justice 9. The Problem as Remedy: An Interpretive Imperialism "Without Weapons"? 10. Conclusion: Faith Seeking the Ethical Bibliography Author Index Subject Index

About the Author

<DIV>CHRIS BOESEL is Associate Professor of Christian Theology in the Theological School and Graduate Division of Religion at Drew University. His most recent book is "Risking Proclamation, Respecting Difference: Christian Faith, Imperialistic Discourse, and Abraham".</DIV>